• rambos@lemm.ee
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    7 months ago

    This will be cheaper than any voron 2.4 kit + 3D printed parts and also fully assembled? Sounds great!

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      Looks like they’re quoting a one hour build. Having built a 2.4, let me assure you a Voron build is way over one hour. I haven’t dug through the BOM, but this seems like a pretty solid price point. It also gets some things right that the bamboo didn’t implement (like quad z motors should the need for them arise).

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      7 months ago

      Voron is not designed to be cheap. So I guess they have done quite a bit of cost optimization in the design.

      We don’t know yet if these optimizations are cutting any big corners, but I guess yes.

      For example: at this price point you will likely not get a thick aluminum build plate with AC heater, you will not get a high quality hotend, etc…

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        7 months ago

        I only got about 40-ish minutes into Nero3D’s “livestream” (it’s 3 hours long), but so far one of his complaints is that it’s a proprietary “Bambu type” quick change hotend, and not something that takes existing nozzles

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    7 months ago

    Oooh… now the question is… build a voron, or wait for the Sv08 to become available…

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      7 months ago

      Are you in it to tinker with the printer and go through the build or are you in it to print things? For the former, go Voron. For the later, this seems like a good option. My 2.4 build was easily 40+ hours including figuring out what to print, assembly, wiring, etc. That said, if you want to fiddle Voron is great. There are tons and tons of user mods, an active community (discord and Voron design forums), etc. You’ll learn a ton building a printer from a ton of loose parts.

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        7 months ago

        Amazing how that Saturday I set aside to build a Voron2 turned into a weeklong adventure. Then the mods, troubleshooting of mods, ERCF, and building of a Trident consumed so much more time. I guess that is just Voron Life.

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          7 months ago

          It took me over 15 days to build my self-sourced V2.4.
          I had crimping PTSD for a while.

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            Getting a wire harness so I didn’t have to crimp all the wires myself is the main reason I ordered a kit instead of self-sourcing.

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              Yeah but I already had the frame (paid by my previous employer) since the pre-manual days, so I HAD to go self sourced !

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    7 months ago

    Neat! I’ve been looking for an CoreXY for sub 1k. Also open source and fast - very exciting! I’ll wait for the reviews to see if it holds up to the promises.

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    7 months ago

    This might actually be something i want if it’s more reliable than my…meh ender 5 plus, that’s pretty modded by now.

    I need something that just works and is a bit smarter than mine.

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    7 months ago

    I don’t know anything about 3D printing, but I make stuff all the time. (

    As background, I have done casual woodworking for ~20 years, lots of DIY, lots of tinkering with small swappable parts for making home items, I recently started using epoxies and resins to a solid effect. I’m excellent as t learning software, which is really my primary skill everything cognitive relies upon.

    Would this be a good entry level device? If no, what do you recommend?

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      Too soon. It needs reviews. If you’re looking to just get started, find a smaller, cheaper printer that’s a at least 6 months old and has good reviews. Most printer companies send out review units to a bunch of youtubers, so reviews should be easy for a reputable company. Don’t get a great value special from alibaba.

      It’s a different skillset than woodworking. It’s very close to manufacturing/process-engineering. (Which I am IRL.) A smaller printer has fewer quirks and any mistakes are going to waste less material. It’s also cheaper, so you don’t spend a lot of money on something if you decide you don’t like it.

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      Would this be a good entry level device?

      Kind of impossible to say right now, it’s not released yet. On paper it seems like a good deal, almost too good at that price point. I wouldn’t buy one until I’ve seen some reviews.